Senior Well Engineer

Job Description

Let's lead the new age of nuclear.

You might know us for the great work we do across our wide variety of projects. We're proud to say it's thanks to our people's diversity of thought, expertise and knowledge. And when you join us, you'll be a part of this genuinely collaborative environment, where everyone's voice is valued and treated equally.

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AtkinsRéalis are seeking a Senior Well Engineer with a background in interventions (e.g. wireline, coil tubing, snubbing, completions and workovers) who will play a pivotal role in technical delivery of our growing Energy Storage business, within the Net Zero group.

Your purpose:

You will be part of our expanding Net Zero business, working in our Energy Storage group within our international multi-disciplinary surface and subsurface engineering team.

This role is for a Senior Well Engineer, with demonstrable intervention experience, to lead technical delivery of wells projects for our Energy Storage clients. The working location of the role is flexible but there will be a requirement undertake site work for extended periods of time at our client locations.

As a Senior Well Engineer, you will have the following responsibilities:

• Work closely with clients to build strong and trusted relationships.
• Lead the technical delivery of wells projects. This will include planning and operational support for well maintenance, interventions and workover operations, providing engineering input to any investigations or studies that are required by the clients. You will be a key member of our client’s team and will be a focal point for their projects that are being delivered by AtkinsRéalis.
• Use your knowledge and experience of wells to develop solutions to complex technical issues, communicating these solutions to the client and engineering them through to implementation.
• You’ll provide technical direction and leadership to ensure that we deliver cost effective and innovative solutions to the client. You will be on hand to provide advice, guidance and mentoring for all our team. You will work closely with all disciplines including mechanical engineering, QSSE, procurement and project management.
• Provide on-site engineering supervision of intervention operations at client sites. You will be a self-motivated person who takes pride in the quality of your work and the success of your projects.
• You will actively engage in the development of the Wells team, sharing and collaborating both technical and safety knowledge and practices.
• Support market grown in the UK and European Energy Storage market.

What you can bring:

• Degree qualified in an engineering discipline and/or have equivalent industry experience.
• Technical experience of well intervention engineering.
• Expertise in a wells related discipline (e.g. wireline, coil tubing, snubbing, completions and workovers).
• Knowledge and understanding of industry standards, guidelines and requirements.
• Demonstratable knowledge of engineering approval practices.
• Excellent communication skills, both written and verbal, and experienced in creating and presenting technical reports. Experience in leading meetings/workshops/presentations.
• Capable and confident in building and maintaining strong business relationships with internal and external stakeholders.
• Ambition to help us develop a market leading business. Flexibility to travel and work from client sites for extended periods of time. An interest in UK energy development and government Net Zero targets.
• Interpersonal and communication skills.

Don’t worry if you feel that you do not meet all the requirements. We would still like to hear from you if you feel you would be a good fit for this role – it is always worth expressing an interest with us.

Why work for AtkinsRéalis?

The UK is the first major economy to legislate for a Net Zero target by 2050. To achieve this, our Energy Teams are ensuring a mix of secure and sustainable energies that can meet our industry and lifestyle demands today, and in 30 years' time. We help to power our world through exciting new technologies and intelligent cybersecurity systems on projects that vary greatly in size, scope, and scale. So, you'll be creating the right safe and resilient systems across nuclear power, renewables, decarbonisation development, new builds and energy efficiency.

We value your diversity and believe that everyone deserves to thrive – no exceptions. You'll be part of a culture committed to finding new talent from underrepresented groups. We're Disability Confident, an Inclusive Employer, and support STEM Returners. We also want to see more women in senior roles at AtkinsRéalis. In the energy sector, we've signed up to the AXIS Pledge, promising to make equal pay, equal leadership, and equal opportunities a reality.

Security clearance:

This role may require security clearance and offers of employment will be dependent on obtaining the relevant level of clearance.  If this is necessary, it will be discussed with you at interview. The vetting process is delivered by United Kingdom Security Vetting (UKSV) and may require candidates to provide proof of residency in the UK of 5 years or longer. If applying to this role please do not make reference to (in conversation) or include in your application or CV, details of any current or previously held security clearance.

We are committed to promoting a diverse and inclusive community - a place where we can all be ourselves, thrive and develop. To help embed inclusion for all, from day one, we offer a range of family friendly, inclusive employment policies, flexible working arrangements and employee networks to support staff from different backgrounds. As an Equal Opportunities Employer, we value applications from all backgrounds, cultures and ability.

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At AtkinsRéalis, we seek to hire individuals with diverse characteristics, backgrounds and perspectives. We strongly believe that world-class talent makes no distinctions based on gender, ethnic or national origin, sexual identity and orientation, age, religion or disability, but enriches itself through these differences.